Stoneacre Motor Group is carrying out a £1 million redevelopment of its iconic Mushroom Garage car retail operation in Rotherham as part of a process which will usher out its Honda and Mitsubishi franchises.
Gordon Lamb Chesterfield Land Rover has appointed former Rocar Moores and Sytner employee John Steele as its new head of business.
A third of UK automotive business are already cutting jobs ahead of Brexit and 79.6% have expressed concerns about the split’s effect on their future profitability, according to the findings of an SMMT survey.
The Financial Conduct Authority has considered whether to force car dealers to tell their customers about the way they earn commission from selling motor finance and the amounts they earn.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened a consultation in a bid to ban car retailers’ discretionary finance commission model – saving UK car buyers an estimated £165 million a year.
Used cars are taking longer to sell at some dealerships due to the time spent reconditioning stock.
Sturgess Motor Group has completed the sale of its Volvo Car UK franchise in Leicester to TMS Motor Group after revealing a pre-tax loss of £1.26 million in its 2018 annual financial results.
The Trade Centre Group was among the big winners as car retailer operations scaled the latest Sunday Times Top Track to 250 - rising 66-places to 90th.
Porsche and Boeing have agreed a new partnership that could lead to the development of a flying electric car.
Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) has delivered an end-to-end online loan application solution for car dealers following a nine-month development programme.
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was the fastest-selling used car in September with the highest average price recorded so far in 2019, according to Indicata.
Swedish electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Uniti is set to side-step traditional car retailers when it delivers its £15,100 Unity One zero emissions urban hatchback to the first customers in mid-2020.
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The outlook for the used car market following post-Brexit currency fluctuations and likely new car price increases will be the subject of the used car masterclass at Automotive Management Live 2019, led by Glass's head of content and production Anthony Machin.
BEN is urging employers in the automotive sector to focus more resource to ensure the wellbeing of staff after finding that poor mental health could cost £1.2 billion-a-year.
Continued uncertainty over Brexit is holding back the UK’s motor industry from confidently investing in the technologies, business models and expertise it will need tomorrow.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has said that he wishes he could “ban the BBC” among the group’s employees as he bids to block out Brexit negativity to focus on sales process.
The AA and AX have partnered to provide an improved accident aftercare initiative.
Research from Zopa has shown that UK car buyers are confused when picking which car finance option is the best to fund their next purchase.
Vacuum giant Dyson has called time on its £2 billion project to market an electric vehicle (EV) after concluding that sales of its “fantastic electric car” would not be economically viable.
Artificial intelligence will help dealers improve their communications with customers in the months and years ahead, delegates at Automotive Management Live 2019 will learn.
Peugeot is now accepting reservations for four new plug-in hybrid versions of its 3008 and 508 models.
Nissan’s 170 UK franchised dealers have begun hosting a month-long series of preview evenings to showcase the new Juke crossover.
MG Motor UK has confirmed the new HS SUV will have a starting price of £17,995, as it goes on sale in dealerships.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that the automotive retails sector’s point of sale finance business declined by 2% during August.
The UK’s new vehicle markets might drop by up to 600,000 sales if the country suffers an economic recession and a hard Brexit, according to Citroen’s boss Karl Howkins
Marshall Motor Holdings and Snows Motor Group have added London EV Company (LEVC) retail franchises as the Geely-owned taxi manufacturer increases its UK presence.
Inchcape looks set to continue its recent round of business disposals after agreeing to sell its Inchcape Fleet Solutions (IFS) UK vehicle fleet management and funding division to Toyota for £100m.
ADESA UK has opened a second de-fleet centre on a 21-acre site in Doncaster to meet growing demand for its online remarketing services.
Ford has announced the pricing of its Puma crossover as the first examples of the new model began to roll-off its production line in Romania this week.
